The Ghana Scholarly Society (GSS), a prestigious academic think tank, proudly announces the release of its groundbreaking policy brief on innovation and pathways to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries. This milestone follows the highly acclaimed conference held at the Norcroft Centre of the University of Bradford from June 19-20, 2024. Conference…
The industrial action by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has entered its 7th week, as members have refused to return to the classrooms in blatant disregard of GTEC’s directive and the subsequent freezing of their July salaries. The teachers laid down their tools in protest of their poor conditions of service…
The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision for a continent-wide financial institution and the acceleration of mobile money interoperability across the continent. The adoption came during the AU Mid-Year Coordination meeting held in Accra last week. This signals a major step towards enhancing financial inclusion and economic integration across Africa….
International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Chief Ambassador Dr. Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan has conferred the World Leaders Award to Excellency Ambassador Zein Abu, Senior Deputy Chairman of the International Human Rights Commission on his services for humanity and supporting the people on humanitarian basis as the renewed businessman in Africa and Europe. Ambassador Dr….
Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron, 30, and Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez, 33 Source: Africa Publicity A pregnant woman and her husband have died after being swept away by a sea wave at California ‘Death Rocks’ while taking photo. The young couple, identified as Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron, 30, and Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez, 33, were expecting…
Richard Ahiagbah, the National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is currently fighting for his life following a serious car accident. The collision occurred early Saturday morning around 1:30 am on the Kumasi-Accra highway near Aduapompo. Preliminary reports indicate that Ahiagbah was the sole occupant of his vehicle when it was involved in…
A devastating fire engulfed a two-storey at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Thursday night, leaving students in a state of shock and despair. The blaze consumed the entire second floor of the nine-bedroom apartment, rendering the affected students homeless and distraught. Their personal belongings were reduced to ashes, with no…
Twelve individuals who were standing trial for alleged criminal acts, including murder, have been discharged after evidence suggested that the state had been adamant in prosecuting their cases. Some of these individuals, who have been in custody for close to a decade, had made no more than four appearances in court since their arrest. Underpinning…
Source: Africa Publicity A 37-year-old Nigerian man who claimed he came to Ghana purposely to defraud people overseas, especially white people, have been freed from the Nsawam Medium Prisons together with 11 other prisoners under Ghana’s Justice for All Program. Speaking to the press during his release from prison on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the…
The Supreme Court has declared as constitutional the law which prohibits unnatural carnal knowledge such as anal sex. In a unanimous decision Wednesday [July 24, 2024], a seven-member panel of the court dismissed a writ challenging the constitutionality of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The court presided over…
Sonya Massey Source: Africa Publicity A white US Policeman has allegedly shot and killed a 36-year-old black woman, Sonya Massey, for reportedly saying “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus”. Police in Illinois have since released bodycam footage showing the chaotic moments that led to the fatal shooting of Massey who had called…
LRD Director, Yaa Agyeman Boadi (left) … Lands Commission Director, Head Of Legal Fingered A Ghanaian UK-based practicing solicitor, Roberta Ama Anokye is beside herself with uttermost disgust following the alleged resale of parcels of lands she legally acquired at Otano, Adjiringano, some 22 years ago. To the legal practitioner, her family and her have…
Source: Africa Publicity Police in Nigeria have uncovered an armoury being used by a kidnapping syndicate in a private mortuary. The armoury was uncovered in Okobo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Waheed Ayilara disclosed this during press briefing at the…
Zintle Xabanisa Jonase Source: Africa Publicity A 21-year-old South African Lady named Zintle Xabanisa Jonase, has been raped and murdered in South Africa. She was reportedly raped by some unknown persons in Cape Town. In a statement released on Monday, an advocacy group named Woman For Change, says Zintle’s half-naked body was found in mud…
Samuel Abu Jinapor The Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. JINAPOR, has stated categorically that the King and Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Soele Bi Kunoto, is his father and overlord. In an interview in Damongo with Akili Gideon of Damongo based Spear Fm, the Minister…
Source: Africa Publicity Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have been arrested at the National Unity Platform Offices in Makerere-Kavule, Kampala, Uganda, ahead of a planned demonstration. The Ugandan Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Rusoke Kituuma, says the ignored a prior advisory against their planned demonstration to the Ugandan Parliament. The MPs arrested are Hassan Kirumira…
